This Is What Happens When Architects Design Homes for Your Cat

Bonus: These futuristic shelters support a worthy charity.

If you asked an urban architect what project she's wrapped up in right now, you might expect her to say "skyscraper," or "modern art museum," or "concert hall." In fact, "homes for the curious cat" might be the last guess on your list.

But that's a exactly what a group of Los Angeles architecture firms designed recently, and the results are absolutely for cool cats only. They took the everyday things cats love, like hideaway holes, pieces of string, and lounge-worthy ledges, and amped them up with an artistic spin.

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On display at an art exhibit for only one night, these houses won't make it into your local pet store anytime soon. But the money raised from the event (called "Giving Shelter") will go to a charity called FixNation, which aims to help humanely control the cat population Los Angeles.

Check out some of these stylin' homes, below, and see even more on Dezeen.